Total Siyapaa (2014)

I love this movie so much

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Must See Movie...

Best movie ever!

the only thing that kept me awake was cute actress . The plot is little for the hours devoted in showcasing it . some scenes are awkward to watch with family. Yami gautam looks wonderful in all scenes . Characters behave exaggeratedly . no laughing moment other than those shown in its advertisement . nothing seems logical . emotions do not explain the outcome . Some TV serials are far more interesting than this , at least they end sooner. the turn of events is unexplained . Movie is low budget as things happen inside closed spaces .Some scenes are interesting but their presentation does not bring out the inner sarcasm .

This review doesn't contain spoilers about the actual story of the film:OK, so I've seen a few bad reviews of the film so I'd just like to highlight what type of people SHOULD AVOID this film:People who want to watch a blossoming love story like all the others 1000s in the past. i.e. boy meets girl.People who want to watch a triangle love story i.e. who will get the hero/heroine. People who want to see weak female characters whose only part is to provide masala, act as the perfect damsel in distress who the hero rescues, and then wait for the villain to threaten to rape/harm her if the hero doesn't comply.People who are impressed/want over the top fights where the hero jumps and hangs in the air for 30 seconds while he beats up all the "Gunday" who go flying 50 feet with a simple kick/punch.Naked/half naked females- There are none in this filmItem number/songs with half naked actress/heroine: Sorry, Not in this film.People who are amused by disgusting sort of comedy e.g. where the hero goes off with the white actress and the sidekick has to sit next to a black person on the bus (Dhoom 3).People who love over the top "comedies" such as slapstick where it's funny because people are running around or because someone slapped someone else.People who want to watch a film with their group of friends. There's not much laugh-out-loud laughter moments but still good laugh if you have a mixed(Pakistani/Indian) group of friends. Who should watch this film:Western audiences will especially love this film as they are used to this type of genre where romantic comedies involve adults comfortable in their relationships and comedy can be more than slapstick or vulgar/sexual jokes (i.e. situational comedy). It has been adapted from the Spanish film "Seres Queridos". The story revolved around Asha(Yami) who belongs to a Hindu Indian family and her boyfriend/fiancé Aman(Ali Zafar) who is a Pakistani Muslim and the whole thing is set in London where everyone is based. The location/settings are authentic, and not an over the top big mansion with a few shots of central London as normally depicted in Indian films. Asha is a successful independent girl and has decided to take the next step forward in her relationship with Aman and wants to take him to meet her family especially her mother(father is too busy with work). She has told her that Aman is Muslim but not that he is also a Pakistani. Story starts where Aman and Asha meet up in central, but a misunderstanding happens with the police, and Aman is taken to the police station where everything gets sorted out but because of this Aman asks to postpone going to Asha's parents as it doesn't seem a good start to the day. Asha convinces him anyway so they carry on to her parent's home and the we see how he is received and the "siyappa" that follows. This includes meeting Asha's mother(Khiron Kher) who's happy Asha's bringing her man along but behind her back doesn't seem too pleased, also Asha's irresponsible sister and her cute 5 year old daughter who loves KKHH and Aman's "magic tricks", further Asha's brother who has a "feud" going on with their downstairs neighbours who happen to be Pakistanis and finally the granddad who is deaf and blind but boasts about shooting Pakistanis in the 1970s war(s).The film subtly seeks to explore the conflict/hate between Indians and Pakistanis and tries to tackle the differences between them to see if there is any middle ground for them to co-exist peacefully, and it uses this sweet romantic comedy as a front. Not one moment of the film is missable, everything happens in it for a reason, great script/dialogues, greatly directed, cinematography is awesome. Anupam Kher has a limited but significant comedic role. Acting by all is outstanding, nothing less expected from the Khers. Ali Zafar and Yami show great chemistry as the couple. Sarah Khan, despite being the supporting actress stands out on her own merit and has her own happy ending :) There are a few minor shortfalls in the execution of the film I think e.g. maybe the pace could have been a bit faster but film is less than two hours anyway, there is no BIG ending, length of the film doesn't need/suit an interval and actually takes away from the suspense, London police don't carry guns, depression pills aren't normally dispensed loose in a bottle(in the UK). Other than these you leave the theater with a "feel-good" mood and like I said if you knew what the film doesn't contain and still watch it then you'll enjoy it.So, to tie it all up, not a film for the general Indian demographic but a definite watch for the International audience.

One sentence to wrap up the whole film is " A genuine forceful effort to make people laugh (Only possible on Gun Point)". Ali Zafar's 4th Movie (2nd disaster in sequence) is out and finally the fans are disappointed again. The whole plot from start till the end was beyond apprehension. One feels tortured and painful while watching this so called comedy flick. The idea to shoot the movie in one night, one dress and one go is poorly conceived, weakly written, immaturely directed and childishly portrayed. The characters appear in a haphazard manner. The cast was quite limited. The scope remained narrow, dialogs highly unimpressive and acting substandard. The father of the heroine (Yami) is missing, brother fighting with Pakistani neighbor (without any good reason), sister is acting weird (crushing on Ali and at the same loving her husband and the mother is making a joke of her husband while he is missing. Ali Zafar should quit movies immediately and concentrate on his music. Acting is probably out of his league. Yami Gupta was not seen as fresh as she was (I mean it is an achievement to shoot the complete movie in only one dress without any definite reason). Kirron Kher was OK but Anupam Kher was not seen at all in the movie (invisible character) The idea of India Pakistan tussle among a love couple surely would have achieved a great success and a nice movie if conceived and directed with some sense. Such ventures only add frustration to the audience and adds another disappointment to the flop charts numbers in the Bollywood. I do not recommend this movie to watch even when you don't have anything to watch. A failure with two thumbs down !!!

Director Mr. Eshwar Niwas work is just average. Idea is cute. Screenplay is OK but gags in the screenplay are good. Dialogues are impressive. Maximum humor comes out only due to very good dialogues. Credit goes to writer Neeraj Pandey. Length of this movie, which is 1.45 hours, is too short according to Hindi cinema. Even it drags at too many places. First half is good but second half is loose. There are lots of scenes which are abrupt, i.e Suddenly memory loss and again memory gain, both are pushed just to create humor. This track is boring and lengthy. They inform that grandfather hears loud but all talks to him in normal way. Even he is blind but he can target gun and play with knife! Track of Pakistani neighbour is also weak and pushed one. Performance wise Ali Zafer is very good. His voice modulation is amazing and it set the mood of scene very well. Yami Gautem is good. Kirran Kher is fine. Sara Khan as Jia Singh is OK. Anupam Kher is wasted. Music is OK. Total Siyapaa, tera pyar track is good.